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Romeo and Juliet Drama Terms Review English I Mrs. Arguello Monologue • A speech in which the character addresses a silent listener Soliloquy • A speech in which the character speaks his or her thoughts aloud and is only addressing himself or herself Aside • A short speech to the audience or another character that is not heard by other characters. Foil • A character whose purpose is to provide a striking contrast to another character Comic Relief • Humor added that lessens the seriousness of the plot Stage Directions • Instructions in the script that are usually written in italics and set off by parentheses; they serve as guides about what to do Pun • A play on multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings oxymoron • a combination of two contradictory terms – brawling love – loving hate – heavy lightness – sweet sorrow Static and Dynamic Characters Static Character: does not change in the course of events in a story Dynamic Character: changes as a result of a story’s events Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse • an iamb is a "foot" of poetry consisting of 2 syllables, 1 unaccented and 1 accented. A line of poetry written in iambic pentameter will have 5 iambs • blank verse is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter Couplet • Two consecutive lines that rhyme • Often signals exit of characters or end of scene Prologue and Chorus • • prologue—a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot chorus –in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the role of the chorus is taken by a single actor who serves as a narrator and speaks the lines in the prologue (and sometimes the epilogue). The chorus serves to foreshadow or summarize events. Tragedy • a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters that are involved in historically or socially significant events Cast • a list of all the characters in the play, usually listed in order of appearance Act, Scene, Script • • • act – a major division within a play, similar to chapters in a book. Each act may be further divided into smaller sections called “scenes” scene – presents an episode of the play’s plot and typically occurs at a single place and time script – the text of a play